diff --git a/content/en/docs/setup/upgrade/in-place/index.md b/content/en/docs/setup/upgrade/in-place/index.md
index bfa3e2f8b2..29965a6407 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/setup/upgrade/in-place/index.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/setup/upgrade/in-place/index.md
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ can be found in the `bin/` subdirectory of the downloaded package.
     then you must provide the same `-f` flag value to the `istioctl upgrade` command.
     {{< /warning >}}
 
-    `istioctl upgrade` does not support the `--set` flag. Therefore, if you
-    installed Istio using the `--set` command, create a configuration file with
-    the equivalent configuration options and pass it to the `istioctl upgrade`
-    command using the `-f` flag instead.
+    If you installed Istio using `--set` flags, ensure that you pass the same `--set` flags to upgrade,
+    otherwise the customizations done with `--set` will be reverted. For production use, the use of a
+    configuration file instead of `--set` is recommended.
 
     If you omit the `-f` flag, Istio upgrades using the default profile.